W 40X655 - Section Properties

The W 40X655 is a steel section with a mass of 974.7 kg/m, an overall depth of 1107.4 mm and width of 429.3 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 1245.2 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 2351708 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 50472.2 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass: 655 lb/ft (974.7 kg/m)
Depth: 43.6 in (1107.4 mm)
Width: 16.9 in (429.3 mm)
Area: 193 in² (1245.2 cm²)

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mass (lb/ft)655 (974.7 kg/m)

h (in)43.6 (1107.4 mm)

b (in)16.9 (429.3 mm)

t_w (in)1.97 (50 mm)

t_f (in)3.54 (89.9 mm)

A (in²)193 (1245.2 cm²)

I_y (in⁴)56500 (2351708 cm⁴)

W_el,y (in³)2590 (42442.5 cm³)

W_pl,y (in³)3080 (50472.2 cm³)

i_y (in)17.1 (43.43 cm)

I_z (in⁴)2870 (119458 cm⁴)